пʼ-

Nivkh

Etymology

From пʼи (pʼi), the reflexive pronoun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰ-/

Prefix

пʼ- (pʼ-) (triggers consonant mutation)

  1. (Amur, Sakhalin, possessive, reflexive) With nouns, marks reflexive possession. Can correspond to my, your, their (own), etc. depending on the antecedent.
    иф пʼӈафӄху пʼрывур итть = Heᵢ said that hisᵢ friends had come. (Amur)
    яӈ пʼӈафӄхун пʼрывур итнд = Heᵢ said that hisᵢ friends had come. (Sakhalin)
  2. (Amur, Sakhalin, reflexive) With verbs, marks reflexivity. Can correspond to myself, yourself, themselves, etc. depending on the antecedent.
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